Keystone Prep 1

Question 1

Traits that mark a work as reportical, analytical,informative, or argumentative(facts, data, charts, graphics, headings)

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Elements od Nonfiction

Question 2

relates events as they are perceived by a single character

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First Person

Question 3

an implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event

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Allusion

Question 4

Generally accepted importance of a work representing a given culture

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Cutural Significance

Question 5

Traits that mark a work as imaginative or narrative discourse (e.g., plot, theme, symbol).

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Elements of Fiction

Question 6

method an author uses to reveal characters an their various traits and personalities.

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Characterization

Question 7

The range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning

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Connotation

Question 8

Examine&judge carefully;judge/determine the significance, worth/quality of something;to assess.

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Evaluate

Question 9

Extended metaphor where objects, people, actions in a narrative are equated w meanings that lie outside the narrative

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Allegory

Question 10

The process or result of identifying the parts of a whole&their relationships to one another

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Analysis

Question 11

Conversation between characters

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Dialogue

Question 12

To make a judgement or decision based on reasoning rather than direct or implicit statement

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Draw Conclusion

Question 13

Variety of language distinct from the standard variety in pronunciation, grammar, or vocab

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Dialect

Question 14

written text of a play, which includes dialogue, stage directions, and other expository info

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Dramatic Script

Question 15

To make understandable, plain or clear.

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Explain

Question 16

The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic

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Bias

Question 17

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

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Diction

Question 18

category/type of literature(or art, music,etc) characterized by a particular form,style,content

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Genre

Question 19

narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader

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Foreshadowing

Question 20

The center of interest or attention

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Focus

Question 21

the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words

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Alliteration

Question 22

A person, animal or inanimate object portrayed in a literary work.

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Character

Question 23

organizational device used in lit to present action that occurred b4 current time of the story

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Flashback

Question 24

A word that is the opposite in meaning to another word

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Antonym

Question 25

A piece of information provided objectively, presented as true.

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Fact

Question 26

the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax & the conflict has been resolved

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Falling Action

Question 27

works intended for the stage;a work to be performed by actors on stage,radio,or television:play

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Drama

Question 28

Support provided to mark an assertion as reasonable

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Defense of a claim

Question 29

Clearly expressed or fully stated in the actual text

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Explicit

Question 30

author's intent either to inform/teach, entertain, or persuade/convince the audience

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Author's Purpose

Question 31

conclusion drawn from specific info that is used to make a broad statement about a topic/person

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Generalization

Question 32

The position or claim the writer establishes.

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Argument

Question 33

Any story that is the product of imagination rather than a documentation of fact

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Fiction

Question 34

A written account of another person's life.

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Biography

Question 35

A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions.

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Conflict/Problem

Question 36

Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect/feeling

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Figurative Language

Question 37

the turning point in a narrative; the moment when the conflict is at its most intense

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Climax

Question 38

@ beginning of a work that provides necessary background info ab characters&their circumstances

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Exposition

Question 39

One or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word

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Affix

Question 40

Distinguish, tell apart, and recognize differences between two or more items

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Differentiate

Question 41

Place 2gether characters situations ideas 2 show same/differing features in literary selections

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Compare/Contrast

Question 42

Words & phrases which help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word

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Context Clues

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